There has long been a need for a National Teacher Education and Teacher Educator Forum in Ireland to support the professional development of teacher educators and to contribute to the development of the continuum of […]
Tag: Ann MacPhail
Publication: Original intentions & unintended consequences: the ‘contentious’ role of assessment in the development of Leaving Certificate Physical Education in Ireland
Research Impact Summary: This paper explores how the Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) specification was constructed. Ten Physical Education Development Group (PEDG) members, who had the responsibility of such construction, were interviewed. This construction process was […]
Publication: Initial post-primary physical education teacher education: a comparative exploration across European countries
Research Impact: This study documents and explores the patterns that arise across twenty-five European post-primary initial physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes. The demographics of each country, the support for teachers and teacher education, those […]
Publication: “I want to do it all day!” – Students’ experiences of classroom movement integration.
Research Impact Summary: Whole-of-school physical activity programming is being advocated internationally, with movement integration in the classroom considered an effective method to increase physical activity throughout the school day. Three themes were evident across data types […]
PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2018 ‘Enacting and researching Irish school physical education’. Professor Ann MacPhail
This was the first time that the PEPAYS Ireland Forum was held on a Saturday and the day proved successful given almost 80 attendees were present and that a significant number were practicing physical education […]
Publication: Transformative Teaching and Learning Through Engaged Practice: Lecturers’ & Students’ Experiences
Research Impact: This article explores the transformative teaching and learning experiences that arose throughout the duration of the The Community Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Lifeskills (CWell) program, a 2-year community-driven program developed in partnership between an […]
Book Chapter: Decentering the “self” in self-study of professional practices: a working research assemblage
Research Impact: In this chapter, we deliberately attempt to reframe the “self” in self-study of professional practices by focus on how “self” can be conceptualized in ways that do not equate “self” with “I.” Drawing […]
Publication: The professional development of higher education-based teacher educators: needs and realities
Research Impact: Current literature suggests that while teacher educators perform a multitude of complex roles, they receive minimal preparation or possibilities for professional development to fulfil these roles. As a result, they need to acquire relevant […]
Publication: The complexity, tensions and struggles in developing learning communities throughout a Sport Education season
Research Impact: Several studies demonstrate that Sport Education (SE) supports the development of an authentic sport experience. However, the ‘messiness’ attached to the reality of effectively enacting SE is less prominent in the literature. The […]
Publication: Development and Initial Validation of the Teaching Multiple School Subjects Role Conflict Scale (TMSS-RCS)
Research Impact: There has been no published instrument for measuring role conflict experienced in enacting dual teaching positions, or roles, within a school. This study developed and validated the Teaching Multiple School Subjects Role Conflict Scale, […]
